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The feather is one of the great engineering marvels of the natural world. They are low in density, but can be very strong. Feathers are composed of keratin,... [Pg.128]

In more modem times. New York City s water system, initiated ca 135 yr ago, stands comparison as a tme engineering marvel. Farsighted action in the late nineteenth century also gave the city extensive upstate watershed rights. This system, with a storage capacity of 2.07 x 10 , safely furnishes... [Pg.235]

PCLA 1 (Figures 7, 8) was a genuine engineering marvel for the day 20). The unit was 19 stories tall, contained 6,000 tons of steel, 85 miles of pipe. [Pg.202]

Wright, Kenneth R., and Alfredo Valencia Zegarra. Machu Picchu A Civil Engineering Marvel. Reston, Va. American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. A profusely illustrated analysis of the mountaintop complex highlighting the surveying problems encountered and with photographs of the ancient survey stones. [Pg.1478]

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